Series of break-ins spur warning from SPD

Tuesday

Jul 9, 2013 at 2:30 PM

Stuttgart Police Department officials are asking residents to take the first precaution and keep their vehicle doors locked.

Leigh Hahn-Kreimeier @SDL_Leigh

Five separate vehicles were broken into in Stuttgart over the holiday weekend with cash, debit cards, a gun and a GPS device reported stolen in the cases. Stuttgart Police Department officials are asking residents to take the first precaution and keep their vehicle doors locked.

The first report came from the 300 block of West 22nd Street. Stuttgart Police Department Ptl. Kyle Stokes was the responding officer and spoke with a man who said some time between 6 a.m. on July 3 and 5:30 p.m. on July 5 someone stole his wallet. The wallet contained the man's driver's license, cash and debit cards.

The report does not list if the vehicle was unlocked or if there was damage from forceable entry. The man estimated that the wallet and its contents were valued at $100.

Charges in the case could include theft less than $500 from vehicle, a misdemeanor charge, and breaking or entering/articles from vehicle, which is classified as a felony.

The second report filed came from Meadow Lane from the night of July 4. The victim said someone broke into his locked vehicle and stole his Leopold range finder and a Tom Tom GPS. A woman at the same address said someone had forcibly pried her front passenger window down a few inches, but nothing was reported stolen.

The man said the items stolen were estimated at $500. The woman said the damage to her vehicle was estimated at $50. The charges in the case could include breaking or entering/articles from vehicle, theft less than $500 and second-degree criminal mischief, which is a misdemeanor.

SPD Ptl. Seneca Thornton took a report from man in the 800 block of South Anna who said someone had stolen a Stewart 22 caliber rifle, valued at $300, from his vehicle. The victim said the theft took place sometime between 10 p.m. on July 6 and 11 a.m. on July 7.

There was no damage to the vehicle, according to the report. Charges could include breaking or entering/articles from vehicle and theft less than $500 from a vehicle.

The last report filed came from a woman in the 800 block of South Anna who said someone stole her wallet from her vehicle. The wallet contained the woman's driver's license and debit card. The items were estimated at $30. The woman's entire purse was taken initially, but it was found in the bed of her husband's truck. Charges could include breaking or entering/articles from a vehicle and theft less than $500.